CIO JP Rangaswami breaks down the economic justification for using open source in the enterprise and many of the reasons we need to tear down the walled gardens. There are some specifics he gives for banks, but most technology companies will have very similar issues working with other companies. Any company taking an early stand for open source collaboration tools can gain the benefits of better recruiting as he explains. He also explains how the various tools are consolidating to standards and a small number of fundamental operations.

When I listen, it is more and more justification for the coming WebOS.